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    Implications of agricultural bioenergy crop production and prices in changing the land use paradigm—The case of Romania

    Land Use Policy Volume 50

    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2016
    Romania
    Land & Food Security
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    food security
    land use
    research

    The article starts from the premise that agricultural bioenergy crop production has massive influence in changing the land use paradigm in Romania, due the fact that important land surface areas are cultivated with such crops because of the increasing demand of biofuels. The main aim of the paper is to answer a research question: are there any changes in arable land use patterns determined by the increasing of the agricultural bioenergy crop production and what is the pressure on food consumption? The results show that the competition agricultural vs.

  2. Library Resource

    The significance of different realms of value for agricultural land in Sweden

    Land Use Policy Volume 96

    Peer-reviewed publication
    July, 2020
    Sweden
    Land & Food Security
    Land & Investments
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    food security
    land use
    land-use planning
    research
    rural planning

    The demand for additional agricultural land is expected to rise by approximately 50 per cent by 2050 on a global level, and agricultural land of high quality needs to be preserved to ensure future food security. However, agricultural land per capita is decreasing. One of the main reasons for this in the EU and globally is the building of houses or infrastructure on agricultural land. There is a possibility that the Swedish agricultural sector will grow in the future and supply more regions than its own territory with food due to, e.g., climate change.

  3. Library Resource

    Environmentalism and localism in agricultural and land-use policies can maintain food production while supporting biodiversity. Findings from simulations of contrasting scenarios in the EU

    Land Use Policy Volume 87

    Peer-reviewed publication
    September, 2019
    Europe
    Land & Food Security
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    agricultural land management
    biodiversity
    environment
    food security
    land policies
    land use
    research

    Increasing food production without further harming biodiversity is a key challenge of contemporary societies. In this paper, we assess trade-offs between agricultural output and two key agri-environmental indicators in four contrasting scenarios for Europe in 2040. The scenarios represent different storylines encompassing assumptions on macro-economic drivers (e.g.

  4. Library Resource

    Modelling the production impacts of a widespread conversion to organic agriculture in England and Wales

    Land Use Policy Volume 76

    Peer-reviewed publication
    July, 2018
    United Kingdom, United States of America
    Land & Food Security
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    agriculture
    food security
    land use
    research

    We assess the production impacts of a 100% conversion to organic agriculture in England and Wales using a large-scale linear programming model. The model includes a range of typical farm structures, scaled up across the available land area, with the objective of maximising food production. The effects of soil and rainfall, nitrogen (N) supply/offtake and livestock feed demand are accounted for. Results reveal major reductions in wheat and barley production, whilst the production of minor cereals such as oats and rye increase.

  5. Library Resource

    Food, farmers, and the future: Investigating prospects of increased food production within a national context

    Land Use Policy Volume 67

    Peer-reviewed publication
    September, 2017
    Norway, United States of America
    Land & Food Security
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    farmers
    food security
    land use
    research

    With international food price shocks in 2008 and 2011, food security became a political priority in many countries. In addition, some politicians have recently adopted a more nationalistic stance. Against that background, this paper critically investigates the prospects of increased food production within a national context. We use a small, high-income country, Norway, as an empirical case. In 2012, the government set a goal of increasing agricultural food production by 20% by 2030. We ask: 1) How has food production in Norway developed before and after the goal was set?

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